Shanghai, the 13th Japanese Army Command.

Looking at the small blue flag that was almost filled with sand trays, Okamura Yanji and Ishihara Kanji's faces were as deep as water.

"Hu..." After a while, Okamura Yasuji let out a long breath of turbid breath and said in a deep voice, "Ishihara, the situation is very clear. The 15th Division, the 17th Division and the two divisions under the 7th Army of the Imperial Army have been divided and surrounded by 11 counties and 23 strongholds, and they have no time to care about each other."

"I didn't expect it, really, I didn't expect it." Ishihara nodded and said, "The speed of the Chinese army's movement is so fast! So fast that we have no time to react!"

"The main reason is that the Imperial Army reversed the situation and caught us off guard." Okamura Yasuji said.

Ishihara Kaner said, "At this point, there is no better way. I can only give the 5th Division the death order to rush to the rescue as quickly as possible! Save Xinchang first, then save Shengxian County. After joining the main force of the 17th Division, attack and advance towards Shangyu and Yuyao to rescue the 15th Division."

Nodded, Okamura Yasuji asked again: "Ishihara Jun thinks, how long can the 17th and 15th Division last?"

Ishihara Kaner pondered for a moment and said, "The 17th Division is the key target of the Chinese Army. In my judgment, it will last for five days at most, so the 5th Division must advance to Shinchang within five days!"

"Five days? No, no, no, no." Okamura Yasuji shook his head, "up to three days."

After pausing, Okamura Yasuji turned his head and said to Hinata Shimizu: "Higa Shimizu, the 5th Division must be promoted to Shinchang within three days. Those who violate the order will be severely punished and will not lend money!"

"Hayi!" Hinata Shimiya bowed his head heavily and turned around and left.

Watching Hinata Shiaki leave, Okamura Yasuji said quietly again: "Ishihara, there is another question. I wonder if you have considered it?"

"What's the problem?" Ishihara smiled slightly.

Okamura Yasuji said: "Why do you ask me knowingly?"

Ishihara Kanji shook his head and said, "Okamura, don't you think your worries are redundant?"

"Is my worries really unnecessary?" Okamura Niji shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it may not be possible? If the 17th Division still has the 15th Division for less than three days and the 5th Division cannot reach Xinchang within three days, then the entire northern Zhejiang and even central Zhejiang will be completely lost, and the back of the middle lane cluster will be completely exposed!"

"Isn't the 5th Division still there?" Ishihara Kanji shook his head and said disapprovingly, "Even if the right-wing Chinese army launches a full-scale counterattack, it will be no problem to block the Chinese army with the combat effectiveness of the 5th Division, right?"

Okamura Yasuji was silent when he heard this, and he also felt that there was no problem with the 5th Division holding on for half a month.

Speaking of this, Ishihara Kaner continued: "Half a month later, our reinforcements had already launched an attack on western Zhejiang from Jiujiang and Fuzhou. At that time, the Chinese army in the Zhejiang-Fujian War Zone should consider their own safety, so how could they have the heart to surround and annihilate the Imperial Army?"

Okamura Yasuji shook his head and said, "But I'm always a little worried."

Ishihara Kaner spread his hands and said, "Since Okamura is still worried, you might as well let the middle lane cluster temporarily stop the offensive. As the middle lane attack cluster is a little tired, so let's take a break for a few days before talking about it."

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Damushan, the defensive position of the 1st Battalion of the 4th Regiment of the New 16th Division of the Sichuan Army.

Damu Mountain is not very high, and the map is only about a hundred meters high. However, since the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Highway leading to Xinchang and Yinjiang passes from the southern foot of Damu Mountain, the Japanese team of troops and heavy equipment cannot avoid Damu Mountain at all if they want to pass through the highway, so it has become a must-fight place for the Japanese army!

"Son of the Turtle, beat me!"

"Blow me to death, beat me!"

"Brothers, you're so scared, just hold on!"

Battalion Commander Wang Zheng raised his gun and roared loudly.

Wang Zheng graduated from the Sichuan Martial Arts Hall and had some connections with Wang Lingji. Logically speaking, Wu Shouquan generally would not arrange for him to take the lead, but now Wu Shouquan has no soldiers available, so he can only push Wang Zheng's first battalion to Damu Mountain.

At this time, it was already noon, and the Japanese had already attacked the defensive positions of Damushan for at least half a day.

The fierce firepower lasted for a while, and the Japanese finally retreated due to the great casualties. More than a dozen bodies were left on the hillside and several wounded men who had not had time to escape.

Wang Zheng and the Sichuan soldiers on the mountain shot the Japanese wounded one by one without any mercy.

After shooting and killing the injured, Wang Zheng immediately ordered a small number of Sichuan soldiers to go down the hillside to collect weapons and ammunition left by the Japanese.

The Sichuan Army was equipped with Japanese equipment, which was just right to replenish on the spot.

However, as soon as more than a dozen Sichuan soldiers had reached the hillside, a short roar of shells sounded above their heads.

Then, rows of shells whizzed down from the sky. The next moment, a cloud of smoke and dust bloomed on the hillside. The dozen Sichuan troops who had just arrived at the hillside, who had not had time to collect guns and ammunition were instantly covered by artillery fire.

Then, the bullet points of the Japanese artillery group began to move upwards, and the artillery fire quickly covered the Sichuan Army's defensive positions.

"Anti-cannons are here, hurry up and hide!" Wang Zheng shouted, while retracting back to the trench as quickly as possible and hiding into the anti-cannon shed that had been dug in advance.

The next moment, rows of shells were piled up.

Then the entire defensive position was covered by the red light of the shells explosion, gunpowder smoke and rising smoke!

Wang Zheng could not see anything else in his sight, and he could not hear anything else in his ears except the explosion.

"Damn it!" Wang Zheng cursed viciously. Hearing this sound, it was probably the field artillery corps of the 5th Division who arrived at the battlefield. It was not fun now.

The lethality of the 75mm or even 105mm caliber field howitzer of the 5th Field Artillery Regiment is much greater than that of the mortar or the 92 Infantry Cannon!

This battle cannot be fought, Wang Zheng thought helplessly.

However, Wang Zheng never expected that this had just begun.

The Japanese bombardment had just ended, and suddenly the roar of the plane engines came from the sky.

Then, more than a dozen Japanese bombers emerged from the clouds and dived towards the Nanpi of Damushan. When they were still a few hundred meters above the ground, the heavy machine guns opened fire violently, venting the violent machine gun's fire.

The Sichuan Army soldiers who had just emerged from the anti-aircraft artillery hole were caught off guard and fell in rows.

Wang Zheng was so angry that he immediately snatched a crooked machine gun from the machine gunner next to him, and fired violently at a Japanese bomber that was swooping down from his head.

The Japanese bomber roared and dived down, and the two ballistics quickly extended upward along the hillside, and then almost swept across Wang Zheng's sides.
Chapter completed!